1997–98 UC Sampdoria season

Unione Calcio Sampdoria finished ninth in Serie A, despite the absence of club stalwart Roberto Mancini, who had followed coach Sven-Göran Eriksson to Lazio. Former Argentine World Cup-winning coach César Luis Menotti took charge, but failed to match the results of Eriksson, and was replaced by the 1991 championship winning coach Vujadin Boškov, who guided the team to a safe mid-table slot.

Sampdoria

1997–98 season
President	Enrico Mantovani
Manager	César Luis Menotti (until 10 November 1997) Vujadin Boskov
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	9th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Vincenzo Montella (20) All: Vincenzo Montella (21)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Fabrizio Ferron 2 DF  ITA David Balleri 3 DF  POR Hugo 4 MF  ITA Marco Franceschetti 5 DF  ITA Moreno Mannini 6 DF  ITA Marcello Castellini 7 DF  ITA Emanuele Pesaresi 8 MF  FRA Pierre Laigle 9 FW  ITA Vincenzo Montella 10 MF  ARG Ángel Morales 11 DF  YUG Siniša Mihajlović 12 GK  ITA Marco Ambrosio 13 FW  ITA Sandro Tovalieri 14 MF  FRA Alain Boghossian

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  ITA Fausto Salsano 14 MF  FRA Christian Karembeu 17 MF  ITA Alessandro Lamonica 18 FW  GER Jürgen Klinsmann 19 MF  ITA Simone Vergassola 20 MF  ARG Juan Sebastián Verón 21 MF  ITA Alessio Scarchilli 22 GK  ITA Giovanni Sanino 23 FW  ITA Daniele Dichio 24 DF  SEN Oumar Dieng 25 DF  ITA Nicola Zanini 27 FW  BRA Paco Soares 29 FW  ITA Giuseppe Signori 30 DF  ITA Stefano Nava 31 FW  CMR François Omam-Biyik

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Marco Ambrosio	AC Prato
GK	Giovanni Sanino
DF	Hugo	SC Braga	-
DF	Marcello Castellini	Perugia Calcio	-
MF	Ángel Morales	CA Independiente	-
MF	Alain Boghossian	SSC Napoli	-
MF	Alessio Scarchilli	Torino FC	-
MF	Nicola Zanini	Hellas Verona	loan ended
FW	Sandro Tovalieri	Cagliari Calcio
FW	Jürgen Klinsmann	Bayern München
FW	Daniele Dichio	Queen's Park Rangers

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Roberto Mancini	SS Lazio
MF	Alberigo Evani	Reggiana
DF	Stefano Sacchetti	Piacenza Calcio
GK	Matteo Sereni	Piacenza Calcio	loan
MF	Giovanni Invernizzi		retired
MF	Vincenzo Iacopino	Hellas Verona	loan
FW	Mattia Biso	Carrarese Calcio	loan
GK	Alessandro Giovinazzo		-
FW	Marco Carparelli	Torino FC	-
DF	Emiliano Milone		-

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	François Omam-Biyik	Atletico Yucatan
FW	Giuseppe Signori	SS Lazio	loan
FW	Paco Soares	F.C. Motagua
DF	Stefano Nava	Servette FC	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Christian Karembeu	Real Madrid	-
FW	Jürgen Klinsmann	Tottenham Hotspur
FW	Sandro Tovalieri	Perugia Calcio
MF	Nicola Zanini	Atalanta BC	-
MF	Ángel Morales	CP Merida	-

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1997–98 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Lazio	34	16	8	10	53	30	+23	56	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
8	Bologna	34	12	12	10	55	46	+9	48[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[1]
9	Sampdoria	34	13	9	12	52	55	−3	48	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
10	Milan	34	11	11	12	37	43	−6	44
11	Bari	34	10	8	16	30	45	−15	38

Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[2]
Notes:

1. Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	L
Position	8	8	5	5	6	5	5	8	8	6	7	10	9	9	9	6	6	8	7	5	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9[3]

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, UEFA Champions League Groups stage;   = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round;   = 1998–99 UEFA Cup;   = 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup;   = 1998–99 Serie B; w = 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Matches

Sampdoria v Vicenza

31 August 1997 1	Sampdoria	2–1	Vicenza	Genova
	Boghossian 10' Tovalieri 85'	Report	Di Napoli 53'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Brescia v Sampdoria

13 September 1997 2	Brescia	3–3	Sampdoria	Brescia
	Hübner 4' Hübner 76' Hübner 84'	Report	Boghossian 54' Montella 74' Montella 80'	Stadium: Mario Rigamonti

Atalanta v Sampdoria

21 September 1997 3	Atalanta	0–2	Sampdoria	Bergamo
		Report	Laigle 13' Montella 64'	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

Sampdoria v Juventus

27 September 1997 4	Sampdoria	1–1	Juventus	Genova
	Morales 16'	Report	Inzaghi 92'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Udinese v Sampdoria

5 October 1997 5	Udinese	3–2	Sampdoria	Udine
	Calori 8' Bierhoff 35' Pierini 47'	Report	Montella 26' Boghossian 39'	Stadium: Friuli

Sampdoria v Piacenza

19 October 1997 6	Sampdoria	3–1	Piacenza	Genova
	Tovalieri 44' Montella 52'pen Tovalieri 74'	Report	Dionigi 47'pen	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Sampdoria v Milan

2 November 1997 7	Sampdoria	0–3	Milan	Genova
		Report	Weah 75' Weah 81' Ziege 87'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Lazio v Sampdoria

9 November 1997 8	Lazio	3–0	Sampdoria	Roma
	Marcolin 25'pen Nedved 65' Boksic 87'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico

Sampdoria v Bari

23 November 1997 9	Sampdoria	1–0	Bari	Genova
	Mihajlovic 84'	Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Bologna v Sampdoria

30 November 1997 10	Bologna	2–2	Sampdoria	Bologna
	Baggio 15'pen Paramatti 48'	Report	Laigle 57' Klinsmann 76'	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara

Sampdoria v Inter

6 December 1997 11	Sampdoria	1–1	Inter	Genoa
	Montella 31'pen	Report	Ronaldo 9'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Empoli v Sampdoria

14 December 1997 12	Empoli	4–1	Sampdoria	Empoli
	Tonetto 25' Martusciello 40' Martusciello 54' Esposito 65'	Report	Franceschetti 9'

Sampdoria v Napoli

21 December 1997 13	Sampdoria	6–3	Napoli	Genova
	Boghossian 35' Montella 42'pen Montella 61' Laigle 73' Klinsmann 76' Montella 90'pen	Report	Bellucci 15' Protti 70' Rossitto 78'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

4 January 1998 14	Fiorentina	1–1	Sampdoria	Firenze
	Batistuta 7'	Report	Montella 78'	Stadium: Artemio Franchi

Sampdoria v Parma

11 January 1998 15	Sampdoria	5–2	Parma	Genova
	Montella 5' Signori 26' Vergassola 33' Thuram 49'og Signori 83'	Report	Maniero 54' Maniero 58'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Lecce v Sampdoria

18 January 1998 16	Lecce	1–3	Sampdoria	Lecce
	Rossi 93'	Report	Montella 12' Montella 51' Signori 77'	Stadium: Via del Mare

Sampdoria v Roma

25 January 1998 17	Sampdoria	1–1	Roma	Genova
	Mihajlovic 33'	Report	Mannini 26'og	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Vicenza v Sampdoria

1 February 1998 18	Vicenza	1–1	Sampdoria	Vicenza
	Zauli 27'	Report	Veron 18'

Sampdoria v Brescia

8 February 1998 19	Sampdoria	2–1	Brescia	Genova
	Bia 18'og Montella 36'pen	Report	Neri 50'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Sampdoria v Atalanta

11 February 1998 20	Sampdoria	2–0	Atalanta	Genova
	Mihajlovic 65' Boghossian 79'	Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Juventus v Sampdoria

15 February 1998 21	Juventus	3–0	Sampdoria	Torino
	Del Piero 5' Inzaghi 11' Fonseca 78'	Report		Stadium: Delle Alpi

Sampdoria v Udinese

22 February 1998 22	Sampdoria	0–3	Udinese	Genova
		Report	Jorgensen 36' Jorgensen 63'pen Statuto 87'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Piacenza v Sampdoria

1 March 1998 23	Piacenza	1–0	Sampdoria	Piacenza
	Murgita 48'	Report

Milan v Sampdoria

8 March 1998 24	Milan	1–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Ziege 37'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

Sampdoria v Lazio

14 March 1998 25	Sampdoria	0–4	Lazio	Genova
		Report	Jugovic 1' Nedved 54' Fuser 66' Fuser 81'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Bari v Sampdoria

22 March 1998 26	Bari	0–1	Sampdoria	Bari
		Report	Montella 30'

Sampdoria v Bologna

29 March 1998 27	Sampdoria	2–3	Bologna	Genova
	Montella 14' Veron 49'	Report	Andersson 55' Andersson 69' Andersson 82'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Inter v Sampdoria

5 April 1998 28	Inter	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Hugo 50'og Sartor 53' Ronaldo 88'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Sampdoria v Empoli

11 April 1998 29	Sampdoria	3–0	Empoli	Genova
	Montella 41' Montella 85' Laigle 93'	Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Napoli v Sampdoria

19 April 1998 30	Napoli	0–2	Sampdoria	Napoli
		Report	Crasson 33'og Laigle 87'	Stadium: San Paolo

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

26 April 1998 31	Sampdoria	2–0	Fiorentina	Genova
	Montella 38' Montella 77'	Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Parma v Sampdoria

3 May 1998 32	Parma	2–2	Sampdoria	Parma
	Chiesa 35' Sensini 78'	Report	Paco Soares 66' Boghossian 87'	Stadium: Ennio Tardini

Sampdoria v Lecce

10 May 1998 33	Sampdoria	1–1	Lecce	Genova
	Scarchilli 60'	Report	Cozza 73'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Roma v Sampdoria

16 May 1998 34	Roma	2–0	Sampdoria	Roma
	Totti 24' Delvecchio 91'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1997–98 Coppa Italia

Round of 32

Torino FC v Sampdoria

3 September 1997	Torino FC	2–1	Sampdoria	Torino
20:30 CEST	Ferrante 7', 14'	h	52' (o.g) Dorigo	Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

Sampdoria v Torino FC

24 September 1997	Sampdoria	3–1 (4–3 agg.)	Torino FC	Genova
20:30 CEST	Tovalieri 34', 36', 66'		17' Ferrante	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Stefano Braschi

Eightfinals

Milan v Sampdoria

16 October 1997	Milan	3–2	Sampdoria	Milan
	Weah 64' Maini 74' Kluivert 92'	Report	Tovalieri 20' Boghossian 44'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 6 589 Referee: Treossi

Sampdoria v Milan

19 November 1997	Sampdoria	1–2 (3–5 agg.)	Milan	Genova
	Mihajlović 29'	Report	Leonardo 64' André Cruz 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28 000 Referee: Braschi

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup

First round

Sampdoria v Athletic Bilbao

16 September 1997	Sampdoria	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
20:30	Boghossian 74'	Report	Ríos 19' Larrainzar 62'	Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Athletic Bilbao v Sampdoria

30 September 1997	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Sampdoria	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:30	Larrazábal 40' (pen.) Ziganda 47'	Report		Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Fabrizio Ferron	33	-49	33	-49
5	DF	ITA	Moreno Mannini	25	0	25	0
2	DF	ITA	David Balleri	25	0	25	0
6	DF	ITA	Marcello Castellini	20	0	18+2	0
11	DF	YUG	Siniša Mihajlović	27	3	26+1	3
7	DF	ITA	Emanuele Pesaresi	19	0	16+3	0
20	MF	ARG	Juan Sebastián Verón	29	2	29	2
8	MF	FRA	Pierre Laigle	30	5	30	5
4	MF	ITA	Marco Franceschetti	27	1	27	1
14	MF	FRA	Alain Boghossian	31	6	31	6
9	FW	ITA	Vincenzo Montella	33	20	33	20
12	GK	ITA	Marco Ambrosio	3	-6	1+2	-6
3	DF	POR	Hugo	19	0	18+1	0
29	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Signori	17	3	15+2	3
19	MF	ITA	Simone Vergassola	26	1	13+13	1
10	MF	ARG	Ángel Morales	9	1	8+1	1
24	DF	SEN	Oumar Dieng	13	0	7+6	0
13	FW	ITA	Sandro Tovalieri	9	3	6+3	3
18	FW	GER	Jürgen Klinsmann	8	2	4+4	2
27	FW	BRA	Paco Soares	8	1	3+5	1
21	MF	ITA	Alessio Scarchilli	21	1	2+19	1
15	MF	ITA	Fausto Salsano	14	0	2+12	0
30	DF	ITA	Stefano Nava	5	0	2+3	0
31	FW	CMR	François Omam-Biyik	6	0	0+6	0
25	DF	ITA	Nicola Zanini	3	0	0+3	0
17	MF	ITA	Alessandro Lamonica	1	0	0+1	0
22	GK	ITA	Giovanni Sannino	0	0	0	0
23	FW	ITA	Daniele Dichio	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ITA	Davide Vagnati	0	0	0	0
14	MF	FRA	Christian Karembeu

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1997/1138/

Goalscorers

• Vincenzo Montella 20
• Alain Boghossian 6
• Pierre Laigle 5
• Siniša Mihajlović 3
• Sandro Tovalieri 3

References

1. With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup
2. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
3. Since SS Lazio, winners of 1997–98 Coppa Italia, classified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup on 1997–98 Serie A round 34, 9th seeded UC Sampdoria earned a spot in the second round of the 1998 Intertoto Cup.